St. Catherine's is a very large parish, and sometimes we can feel lost in the crowd. We miss the intimacy of a smaller group of fellow parishioners.

Twice a year we sponsor Small Christian Communities, gatherings of 8-12 parishioners who come together to reflect on their faith: how God acts in our lives, how we act as Christians, and what God is trying to tell us. We use a common book to study, meet in each other's homes or restaurants for 6 weeks.

Season One begins in October and generally finishes before Thanksgiving, although each group sets its own schedule. We always approach Advent with a better understanding of the mystery of God!

Season Two coincides with Lent, a perfect time to set aside some time to think about God's saving actions.

ACTS participants also gather into Small Faith Sharing groups after their retreat. Some groups use the parish materials and some groups have different interests. Again, we are here to help everyone find good material.

Several groups continue to meet throughout the year as well. We are happy to help you find good material for reading and sharing.

Fall 2018: Groups meet between October 7 and November 18. Registration opens on Sept. 23.

Fall 2018 Book Selections

Not sure which book to study? Here are your choices with a brief description:

2 Corinthians: Power in Weakness by Kevin Perrotta. This book is from the Six Weeks with the Bible series.In Second Corinthians, we discover an early church struggling with problems such as disunity, rancor, moral failure—problems that continue to plague Christians today. Paul addresses these problems, but he also shares with us in Second Corinthians a core, seemingly contradictory, message of the Christian faith: God’s power is best felt in our weaknesses.

Positively Catholic by Michael Leach. Our second offering is also a timely book to remind us what it means to us personally to embrace our Catholic lives with joy. For anyone looking for reasons to be positive about, and encouraged by, the Catholic faith, Positively Catholic provides inspiring ideas that will lead to a stronger engagement with the faith as a whole, to a more passionate participation in the local parish, and to a heartfelt celebration of all things Catholic.